Batting leadoff and playing center field, the right-handed-hitting Frazier's hit was an RBI single to left against a left-hander. He also scored a run and just missed on a line drive out to the warning track in left against a right-hander.

“I hit that one off the end of the bat,’’ Frazier said. “A half-inch more, and it’s going to go out.’’

Frazier (6-0, 195) has large, strong hands and a quick stroke. He hit three ground balls, all to the left side of the infield. He reached once on a throwing error, bounced into a 6-4-3 double play, and was thrown out on a nice play at both ends of a sharp, one-hopper to third.

“I felt good at the plate, made a contribution to an important victory and wasn’t overmatched,’’ he said.

Frazier was in a good mood afterward, telling reporters he hopes the Browns draft Johnny Manziel. He also shared his tale of woe in a barber's chair. Known for his long, curly red locks, the Indians told him to get a trim, but he wound up with much shorter hair than planned.

“She butchered my hair and I said, 'Let's just cut the rest off now,'” he said. “It's gonna be long when it comes back.''

Hot No. 9: Captains left fielder Cody Ferrell, an undrafted free agent last year, is off to a hot start batting ninth. His .350 average through Thursday (14-of-40) led Lake County. He had three doubles and three homers. On Thursday night, he was 3-for-4 with two doubles and drove in three runs. His 1.108 OPS is third-best in the Midwest League.

Good start: In three starts (no decisions), Lake County right-hander Adam Plutko has a 2.84 ERA. He struck out eight Thursday, and has 17 strikeouts, five walks and nine hits allowed in 12.2 innings.

Yikes: The low point of Lake County's losing streak was a 9-6 loss to Peoria on a cold, rainy night Monday. The Captains had seven errors, four by shortstop Dorssys Paulino, who also went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts.

Hot Head: Carolina closer Louis Head (0-1, 1.42 ERA) had a Carolina League-leading four saves in five appearances through Thursday. He struck out 13 in just 6.1 innings, while allowing two hits and three walks and one earned run.

Top hitters: The Mudcats' .259 average was second in the pitching-rich Carolina League. Infielders Erik Gonzalez (.362) and James Roberts (.341) led the team.

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